hello, November.

Wow. It's hard to believe that November is actually here. Only one full month of university left. With graduation on the horizon, I've been spending a lot of time thinking (daydreaming) about the simple things I'll have time to do once my everyday life is no longer consumed with homework assignments and exams to study for.

One of the things I'm most looking forward to is having time to read. I used to read all the time and would average two or three books a month, but then I went to university where I was bombarded with hundreds of pages of "required readings" each week. It was hard enough trying to stay on top of my class readings, so reading novels and other books for my own pleasure became something I did on spring break, Christmas break and summer vacation.

I've been busy making lists of books I need to get my hands on so that I can read up a storm in January! I know, I know. I'm a nerd.
So far, my lists include ~

For Fun -
1. Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
2. White Oleander by Janet Fitch

For Personal Growth -
1. The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
... started reading it awhile ago & must finish
2. Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
3. When God Goes to Starbucks by Paul Copan
4. God's Politics by Jim Wallis
5. The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
6. City of God by Augustine

Because They're Classics -
1. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Beloved by Toni Morrison
4. All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

.... As you can I see, I need a little help coming up with books to read "for fun". Any suggestions?